Global Sports Fellow Susie Petruccelli, 2021–2022 Visiting Fellow Justin Morrow, and Harvard College Fellow Isabel Jijón
There’s a shadow over World Cup Soccer this year, and it’s become impossible to separate the sports from the politics. Host country Qatar gained notoriety for bribes, exploitation of workers, and antigay laws. In this episode, a group of athletes and scholars take a close look at the concept of “sportswashing” and consider what’s at stake for professional athletes who might want to take a stand against a host country’s civil and human rights abuses.
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